Pocket.



U. G. CHA'RLES.

POCKET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 1r. 19l6.

1,226,640; v Patented May 22,1917.

WITNESSES.- INVENTOR.

71'? W QZYXQWL ULYSSES G. CHARLES, 0F WIGHITA, KANSAS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 11, 1916. Serial No. 71,513.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ULYSSES GRANT CHARLES, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city of \Vichita, county of Sedgwick, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pockets, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this. specification.

The Objects of my invention are as follows:

First: To prevent articles of any kind from slipping or falling out of the pocket when lying down, or in an unusual position.

second: To make it more inconvenient for pickpockets tofoperate.

Third: To separate the contents in the act of searching for smaller articles, such as the placing of paper money upward between the flap and pocket proper, to pick up smaller coins remaining in the bottom of pocket and to withdraw the hand without danger of dragging paper money or light fabrics of any kind'fromthe pocket.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a side View of trousers, showing the side and hind pockets by dotted lines, also the safety device. Fig. 2 is a fragment of a garment in which is contained a pocket with parts removed from thegarment, also the side of pocket proper, revealing the safety flap and articles contained. Fig. 3 is a view of the upper portion of a pair of trousers resting in a reclining position with parts removed showing the position of pocket and coins rolling toward the side opening of said pocket. Fig. 4 is a detail of the lower end of pocket with parts removed showing the opening and anchor straps.

In Fig. 1, A represents the hind pocket in which case both sides of safety flap are similar in shape B represents the side pocket in which is shown the slant which differs on each side owing to the general shape of the side pocket..

In Fig. 2, (1 represents the approxlmate length of the hand opening for a side pocket and the flap D is firmly attached or sewed around the sides of said opening and across the top near the waistband asindicated at E. By this means articles are prevented from passing over the top of the flap or out of the hand opening between the flap and pocket proper. F, is the outside of pocket proper, to which the safety flap 1s sewed across the top at E and around the hand opening at C. It will be noted that the safety flap D, seen in both the hind pocket A and side pocket B, is substantially an open Patented May 22, 1917.

bottomed internal pocket within the outer pocket F and that it has a very perceptible slant or divergement from the side edges of the outer pocket F and that this divergement extends upward to the top stitched portion E. This is a very essential feature of my invention for the purposes further defined. G and H are anchor cords which are attached at the opposite side edges of the flap D and near the bottom edge portions thereof and likewise attached to the opposite side edges of the outer pocket F. These cords or straps G and H are of suflicient length so as to maintain the spaced relationship of the slanting edges of the safety flap D with the side edges of theouter pocket F above said straps G and H as seen in Fig. 2. These straps now serve three purposes; first, to prevent the flap from turning wrong side out when the hand is drawn from the pocket; second, to act as anchors to hold the safety flap in its proper position from either side of the pocket F;' third, to act as an obstruction to cause a coin or other articles to sheer 011 either side and thereby prevent said articles from entering and passing through the opening in bottom of safety flap D, said opening being shown at I.

The lower corners of flap D are further slanted or beveled as shown at J the object of which is to reduce the size of opening I and to further increase the distance from the edge of pocket F and also to form a limp corner immediately below the point of contact of anchor rods H and G. K represents a coin sheering by cord G and passing on between the flap D and pocket F. L and M are coins in the act of rolling to and over the hand opening as shown at C, which illustrates the impossibility of such articles falling out of pocket proper.

The above described invention is to apply to any make of pocket that may be used in any kind of garment, or a pocket in any other article. a I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A safety apparel pocket comprising an outer pocket and an open bottomed internal pocket, shorter than and contained within said outer pocket, said internal pocket forming a safety flap attached to and around the hand entrance into the outer pocket and diverging in a slanting manner from both side edges of the outer pocket; and anchor straps attached at the opposite side edge portions of said internal pocket and near the bottom thereof and likewise attached to the opposite side edges of the outer pocket said Copies of this patent may be obtained for pocket diverging still farther from the side edges of the outer pocket to form limp coring' articles contained in the outer pocketto swerve on eitherside thereof and prevent their entering and escaping through the open bottomed entrance to the hand opening of said apparel pocket.

ULYSSES G. CHARLES. WVitnesses C. AJ'LATHAM, E. B. HOLMAN;

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G. 

